Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down.

“Slap yourself.”

had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized

arched

bit her lip and

loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark

slap, a third…

it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table.

as told.

out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s

vegetative

but dared not, blinking

legs crossed chin up “Letitia,

her

doesn’t seemy night Letitia said.

tone grew impatient Trom now on

scooped up some soup and brought it

do

Open your mouth”

choice but to open her mouth

gint of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the soup

it did so what? He couldn’t care less about

was glad because

her an agreement while she was

It was a divorce

but he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin plotting?

three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave as Mrs Ramirez should”

had slept with

meaningless, because he would marry

night, all her beauty had him unconsciously

Letitia agreed. “But

think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me to let your mother go

“No”

reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone

knew his temper,

ever considered, maybe your father’s

quickly like storm

table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To

to die?

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